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The $10 trillion rescue: How governments can deliver impact
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COVID-19: Implications for business
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COVID-19: Implications for business
Safeguarding our lives and our livelihoods: The imperative of our time
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Safeguarding our lives and our livelihoods: The imperative of our time
The economic shock of the COVID-19 crisis has been larger than that of any previous crisis—and it materialized within weeks. Governments’ economic responses are unprecedented, too: $10 trillion announced in just the first two months. One implication is that businesses in many sectors will have to adjust to greater government intervention.
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Germany
33.0
3.5
21.0
2.2
Japan
14.6
1.4
France
14.5
1.5
United Kingdom
12.1
4.9
United States
Across countries, economic-stimulus responses to the COVID-19 crisis far exceed those to the 2008 financial crisis.
Economic-stimulus crisis response, % of GDP
2008 financial crisis
COVID-19 crisis
(as of May)
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Major shifts in the consumer sector
Major shifts in the consumer sector
How healthcare is evolving
How healthcare is evolving
The telecom sector in
2020 and beyond
The telecom sector in 2020 and beyond
The technology industry in 2020 and beyond
The technology industry in 2020 and beyond
